³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
Surgery Grand Rounds Videos
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September 2026
| 9/16/26
11th Annual Gale L. Mendeloff Visiting Professor Lectureship
Valentine N. Nfonsam, MD, MS, FACS, FASCRS
Professor (Tenured)
Executive Vice Chair
Morehouse School of Medicine
| 9/23/26
Stefano Schena, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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August 2026
| 8/5/26
Annmarie Li-Yedica, MD: OR Waste
Jessica Prom, MD: Enhancing Surgical Recovery Through Pre-Operative Patient Optimization
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| 8/12/26
45th Annual Milton A. Lunda Trauma Visiting Professorship
Andrew C. Bernard, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
The Paul A. Kearney, MD, Chair of Trauma Surgery
Chief of Acute Care Surgery
Associate Medical Director, University of Kentucky Adult Level I Trauma Center
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
| 8/19/26
Douglas B. Evans, MD, FACS
Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology
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| 8/26/26
Samantha Kretschmann, MD, MEd: Frame by Frame: Improving Pediatric Trauma Care Through Multidisciplinary Video Review
Anna Tatakis, MD: Not Just a PEG: Reassessing Timing and Placement
July 2026
| 7/8/26
25th Annual Marvin Glicklich Lectureship
Eugene S. Kim, MD, FACS, FAAP
Surgeon-in-Chief and Deputy Director, Surgery
Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s Director, Division of Pediatric General Surgery
Vice Chair, Pediatric General Surgery
Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
| 7/22/26
Christina Bence, MD: Minimally Invasive Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair in Neonates
Narendra Battula, MD, PhD: Acute on Chronic Liver Failure: A Race Against Physiology
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| 7/29/26
Anai N. Kothari, MD, MS: Surgical Domain-Specific, Multi-Task Benchmarking for AI Evaluation
Momodou L. Jammeh, MD: Characterizing the bioactivity of resorbable Magnesium alloy stents
June 2026
| 6/3/26
Kyle Cass, MD: Bundle Up: The Role of SSI Prevention Bundles
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| 6/10/26
65th Annual Carl W. Eberbach Memorial Lectureship
Andrea Hayes Dixon, MD, PhD(h), FACS, FAAP
Senior Vice President of Health Affairs, Howard University
Dean, Howard University College of Medicine
| 6/17/26
Steve Kreiser, CDR (USN, Ret.), MBA
Partner, Strategic Consulting
Press Ganey
May 2026
| 5/13/26
18th Annual Jonathan B. Towne Visiting Professor
Patrick J. Geraghty MD, FACS, DFSVS, RPVI
Professor of Surgery and Radiology
Co-Director, Limb Preservation Center
Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis
| 5/20/26
Jenessa Price, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Transplant Surgery
Director, Transplant Neuropsychology Clinic
Co-Founder, Transplant Neuropsychology Consortium
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| 5/27/26
Jaclyn VanDerWal, MD: Prehospital System for Trauma Patients in Peru
Jennifer Schuh, MD: Water Bead Ingestion in Children: An Expanding Threat
April 2026
| 4/8/26
Jorge Mascaro, MD, FRCS: Progress in Surgery of the Aortic Arch
Margo DeBot, MD, & Jeremy Levin, MD: Saving the Surgical Soul
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| 4/15/26
Catherine McManus MD, MS, FACS
Associate Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology
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| 4/29/26
Clifford Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, FASCRS, FRCSI
Professor, Vice Chair of Surgery, and Chief of Colorectal Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Professor of Health Services Research, UCLA School of Public Health
Director of the Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons
March 2026
| 3/4/26
53rd Annual Edwin H Ellison Memorial Lectureship
Michael B. Ujiki, MD, FACS, FASGE, FAFS
Stanton and Margaret Rogers Palmer Chair of Surgery, NorthShore Hospitals
Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
| 3/25/26
Bryanna Hipp, MD, MS: ERAS in Practice: Outcomes, Adherence, and Impact
Morgan Leissring, MD: Opportunistic Salpingectomies in General Surgery
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February 2026
| 2/25/26
Hannah Holland, MD: Sharpening Skills: The Evolution of Surgical Education and Training
Adhitya Ramamurthi, MD, MS: Augmenting Surgical Care with AI
January 2026
| 1/7/26
Katherine Hu, MD: A Complication Case of Crohn’s Disease
Momodou Jammeh, MD: ³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ Knowledge Saving Life
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| 1/21/26
Lisa Spencer, RN, BSN, Clinical Nurse Specialist: Center of Excellence Designation
Anna Jang, MD: Clearing the Air: Surgical Smoke in the OR
Taylor Elinski, MD: Improving Post-Operative Bariatric Outcomes
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December 2025
| 12/10/25
Mallory Hunt, MD, MSTR
Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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| 12/17/25
Jeffrey Anderson, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
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November 2025
| 11/26/25
Maddie Coleman, MD: C. diff: A Review of Current Prevention Efforts and Guidelines
Anna Garren, MD: Blood Product Utilization and Stewardship
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October 2025
| 10/1/25
Caitlin Patten, MD: Breast Cancer and Pathogenic Gene Mutations
Ezra Teitelbaum, MD, MEd: Endoscopic Management of GI Leaks
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| 10/8/25
Barnabas Alayande, MBBS, PgDTh, MBA, FMCS
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Global Health Equity
| 10/15/25
8th Annual Mark B. Adams, MD, MS, Memorial Lectureship in Transplantation
Lloyd E. Ratner, MD, MPH, FACS, FICS
Professor of Surgery and Director of Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
| 10/22/25
Natalie Gaughan, MA, MD: Female Equity and Representation in Surgery - from Training to Leadership
| 10/29/25
10th Annual Gale L. Mendeloff, MD, Visiting Professor Lectureship
Amit R.T. Joshi, MD, FACS
Professor of General Surgery and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
September 2025
| 9/17/25
Lola Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS, FACS
The Helen O. Dickens Presidential Associate Professor
Chief, Division of Breast Surgery
Penn Medicine
| 9/24/25
Meghan Conroy, MD, MS: The Hidden Side Effect: Confronting Financial Toxicity in Cancer Care
Alyssa Ferlin, MD: Opioids in the Surgical Patient
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August 2025
| 8/6/25
44th Annual Milton A. Lunda Trauma Visiting Professorship
Jason W. Smith, MD PhD, MBA, FACS, CEO
Chief, Division of General Surgery
CMO of UofL Health, Hiram C. Polk, MD, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville
| 8/13/25
Hassaan A. Zia, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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| 8/20/25
Andrew Schramm, PhD; Trauma Psychology, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Shawntell Pace, PhD; Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow, Trauma Psychology, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
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| 8/27/25
Jackie Blank, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
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July 2025
³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ Division of Education Update | 7/9/25
Rana Higgins, MD; Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program and Associate Professor of Surgery
Andrew Kastenmeier, MD; Chief, Division of Education and Associate Professor of Surgery
Anuoluwapo Elegbede, MD, MSc; Associate Chief, Division of Education, M4 Clerkship Director and Associate Professor of Surgery
Jed Calata, MD; PGY 1 Curriculum Director and Assistant Professor of Surgery
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| 7/16/25
24th Annual Marvin Glicklich Lectureship
Holly Hedrick, MD, FACS, FAAP
Professor of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
| 7/23/25
Danielle Wilson, MD: Patchwork Pathways: Uninsured Patient Access to Surgery in Milwaukee
Halen Turner, MD: Clot Contraction Dynamics: New Insights into Blood Storage Limitations
| 7/30/25
Kondragunta Rajendra Prasad, MD: How to Avoid a Liver Transplant: Best Practices in Hepatobiliary Surgery
Caroline Maloney, MD, PhD: Building a Pediatric Robotic Thoracic Program: An Innovative Approach for Intrathoracic Cystic Echinococcal Disease
June 2025
| 6/4/25
Matthew Cooper, MD
Mark B. Adams Chair in Transplant Surgery
Chief, Division of Transplant Surgery
Director, Solid Organ Transplant Service Line
| 6/18/25
Caroline Maloney, MD, PhD: Understanding the Inflammatory Impact of Surgery on the Pulmonary Metastatic Microenvironment in Osteosarcoma
Nikki K. Lytle, PhD: The Diverse Roles of Midkine in Pancreatic Cancer Progression
| 6/25/25
64th Annual Carl W. Eberbach Visiting Professor Lectureship
Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, American College of Surgeons
Clinical Professor, University of Chicago
May 2025
| 5/7/25
Andrew Kim, MD, MS: Unintentional Retained Foreign Objects
Mariya Reztsova, MD: Say No to NPO: Review of the Current Evidence, Policy, and Procedures
Jon C. Gould, MD, MBA: Colon SSI Update FY’25
| 5/14/25
17th Annual Jonathan B. Towne Visiting Professor Lectureship
Andres Schanzer, MD, FACS
Cutler Distinguished Chair and Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery
Director, UMass Memorial Center for Complex Aortic Disease
Director, UMass Memorial Heart and Vascular Center
University of Massachusetts Medical School
| 5/21/25
Sean M. O'Neill, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery
University of Michigan
| 5/28/25
Lisa McElroy MD, MS, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Population Health Sciences
Inaugural Onyekwere E. Akwari Endowed Assistant Professor in Surgery
Abdominal Transplant Surgery
Duke University School of Medicine
April 2025
| 4/2/25
Megan Quamme, MD: Reduce, Reuse, Reprocess: Reducing Waste in the OR
Katie Sonnentag, MD: Post Operative Pain Management
| 4/9/25
Brexton Turner, MD: Oh Oh Oh Ozempic? The History and Future of Bariatric Surgery
Taylor Jaraczewski, MD, MEng, MS: It's hard to change what you can't measure: Collecting data in unique ways
| 4/16/25
Jorge G. Mascaro, MD; Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Joshua Dilday, DO; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery: The Benefits of Filming a Broken Heart
| 4/23/25
Monica Seadler, MD: The Science of Silence: Regulating Circulating Proteins with RNAi
Amanda Witte, MD: Ethical Considerations in Triage
March 2025
| 3/5/25
52nd Annual Edwin H. Ellison Memorial Lectureship
John H. Stewart, IV, MD, MBA, FACS
| 3/12/25
Jed Calata, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Assistant Professor, Colorectal Surgery
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| 3/26/25
Elise Biesboer, MD: Harm Reduction for the Surgeon
Ben Seadler, MD: ECLS at the ³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ: Local Outcomes and Ongoing Investigations
February 2025
| 2/5/25
Natalie Gaughan, MD: The Impact of Prehabilitation on Surgical Recovery
Mirjana Jovanovic, MD: Advancing Reproductive Planning and Infertility: The Next Generation of Surgeons
January 2025
| 1/15/25
Jon C. Gould, MD, MBA: Vizient Quality and Accountability FY 2024 Results
Kaitlyn Weyman, MD: Defining and Expanding on ERAS Protocols
Johnny Shepherd, MD: PCN Allergies and Antibiotic Choices: When is Cephalosporin the Right Call?
| 1/22/25
Jon Gould, MD, MBA & Matt Goldblatt, MD
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| 1/29/25
Brian D. Lewis, MD: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Jed Calata, MD: Advances in Surgical Management of Abdominal Crohn's Disease
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December 2024
| 12/11/24
Kristina Kaljo, PhD; Associate Professor, Research and Advanced Education
Marty Muntz, MD, FACP; Associate Dean, Vice Chair, Professor, Internal Medicine
Kerrie Quirk, MEd; Program Manager, Faculty Development
| 12/18/24
The 7th Annual Mark B. Adams, MD, Memorial Lectureship
Abhinav Humar, MD
Clinical Director of the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute
Chief, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery at UPMC
November 2024
| 11/13/24
Momodou L. Jammeh, MD
Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery
Excellence in Surgical Training to Ensure Excellence in Surgical Practice | 11/20/24
C. Morrison Schroeder Memorial Lectureship
Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS
Director, Division of Education, American College of Surgeons
Adjunct Professor of Surgery, The Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University
October 2024
| 10/2/24
Monica Seadler, MD: Improving Preoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis Administration
Amanda Witte, MD: Opportunities for Colon SSI Improvement
| 10/16/24
Sophie Y. Dream, MD, MPH, FACS; Associate Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology
Tammy Lyn Kindel, MD, PhD; Associate Professor, Division of Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery
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| 10/30/24
9th Annual Gale L. Mendeloff Visiting Professor Lectureship
Kyla Terhune, MD, MBA
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Vice President for Educational Affairs
ACGME/NRMP Designated Institutional Official
Graduate Medical Office
Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology, Department of Surgery
Vanderbilt University
September 2024
| 9/4/24
Adrienne Cobb, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology
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Cultural Complications | 9/18/24
Tracy S. Wang, MD, MPH, FACS, FSSO, DABS
Professor of Surgery (with tenure), Division of Surgical Oncology
Vice Chair of Strategic and Professional Development
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| 9/25/24
Melissa Drezdzon, MD: Going for Broke: Topics in Residency Financial Wellness
Santiago Rolon, MD: The Athlete in the Operating Room – Residency Training & Training in Residency
August 2024
How Can We Eliminate Preventable Death and Disability after Injury? | 8/7/24
Eileen Bulger, MD, FACS
Professor and Chief of the Division of Trauma, Burns, and Critical Care
Department of Surgery, University of Washington
Surgeon-in-Chief, Harborview Medical Center
| 8/14/24
Sherene Shalhub, MD, MPH, FACS, DFSVS
Division Head, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
John Porter M.D. Endowed Professor in Vascular Surgery
Vice Chair for Regional Strategy and Surgical Operations
Co-Director, OHSU Heart and Vascular Service Line
Department of Surgery
Department of Molecular & Medical Genetics
³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ Surgery Resident Quality Minute Presentations | 8/28/24
Elise Biesboer, MD & Taylor Jaraczewski, MD, MS
July 2024
Pediatric Surgical Innovation: An Idea to an Institute | 7/10/24
Neuroblastoma: Training Autologous Tumor Specific T-cells (TATS-T) for Treatment | 7/10/24
23rd Annual Marvin Glicklich Visiting Professorship
Anthony Sandler, MD, FACP, FAAP
Senior Vice President & Surgeon-in-Chief, Joseph E. Robert Jr. Center for Surgical Care
Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC
Director of the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Surgical Innovation
³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ Division of Education Update | 7/17/24
Andrew Kastenmeier, MD; Chief, Division of Education and Associate Professor of Surgery
Anuolwapo Elegbede, MD, MSc; Associate Chief, Division of Education, M4 Clerkship Director and Associate Professor of Surgery
Rana Higgins, MD; Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program and Associate Professor of Surgery
Caitlin Patten, MD; M3 Clerkship and Associate Professor of Surgery
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| 7/24/24
Chris Laird, MD; Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Emre Arpali, MD, PhD; Associate Professor, Division of Transplant Surgery
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| 7/31/24
Ty Dunn, MD, MS
Professor, Division of Transplant Surgery
Director of Clinical Operations, Solid Organ Transplant Service Line
Surgical Director, Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation
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Surgical Director, Kidney Transplantation, Children's Wisconsin
June 2024
| 6/12/24
Sophie Dream, MD, MPH, FACS
Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology
Program Director, Comprehensive Endocrine Surgery Fellowship
Endocrine Surgeon
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| 6/19/24
63rd Annual Carl W. Eberbach Visiting Professor Lectureship
Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, MS
Chair of the Department of Surgery
Jay L. Grosfeld Professor of Surgery
Indiana University
Vice President for Surgical Quality, Indiana University Health System
May 2024
| 5/8/24
The 51st Annual Edwin H. Ellison Memorial Lectureship
Steven D. Wexner, MD, PhD(Hon)
Director, Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steve Shulman Digestive Disease Center
Chair, Department of Colorectal Surgery Cleveland Clinic Florida
Chair, National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer
April 2024
| 4/3/24
Alexandra C. Istl, MD, MPH, FRCSC FSSO
Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology
Associate Program Director for Professional Development and Research
General Surgery Residency Program
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| 4/24/24
Katie Iverson, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
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March 2024
| 3/6/24
Brenessa Lindeman, MD, MEHP
Reagan Cain Endowed Scholar in Endocrine Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery, Medical Education and Pediatrics
Section Chief, Endocrine Surgery
Vice Chair of Education, Department of Surgery
Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education
University of Alabama School of Medicine
| 3/27/24
Christina Georgeades, MD & Arielle Thomas, MD
February 2024
(video) | 2/7/24
Marshall Beckman, MD, MA
Professor of Surgery, Institute for Health and Equity, and Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, ³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ
Chair of the Ethics Committee, Froedtert Hospital
| 2/14/24
Kondragunta Rajendra “Raj” Prasad, MBBS, MS, MCH
Professor of Surgery
Section Chief of Liver Transplantation
Director of Liver Surgery Research
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| 2/28/24
Rondi Kauffmann, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Surgical Director, Center for Experiential Learning and Assessment
Director, Global Health Equity and Access Leadership in Surgery
Vice Chair for Global Surgery in the Section of Surgical Sciences
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
January 2024
| 1/31/24
Dawn Coleman, MD
Professor of Surgery and Division Chief, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Duke University Medical Center
Medical Director, Duke Raleigh and Brier Creek Vascular Surgery Clinics
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army Reserve (MC)